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State colleges: Oregon baseball team beats Utah 6-3 to complete series sweep

Oregon defeated Utah 6-3 in a Pac-12 baseball game at Smith’s Ballpark on Sunday, completing a three-game series sweep.

The Ducks led 4-0 before Utah shortstop Matt Richardson hit a three-run double in the seventh inning.

Oregon (16-10, 5-4 Pac-12) added two runs in the ninth.

Utah starter Riley Pierce (1-4) got tagged with the loss, giving up two runs on three hits in one inning.

Oliver Dunn went 2 for 4 at the plate for the Utes (7-15, 1-8).

Men’s lacrosse

No. 7 Virginia 17, Utah 6 • In Charlottesville, Va., Utah’s Jimmy Perkins scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season, and Josh Stout scored twice to raise his season total to a team-high 31 goals, but the Utes fell to the Cavaliers. Virginia got out to a quick start with a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and led 9-0 before Perkins got the Utes (4-7) on the board with a goal with 2:35 remaining in the first half.

Softball

Oklahoma 11-13, Utah 2-3 • Oklahoma swept a doubleheader against the host Utes, with the Sooners’ Caleigh Clifton hitting two-run home runs in each game. The first game ended after six innings, and the second game after five. Hailey Hilburn hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning of the opener for Utah, and Katie Faulk had an RBI single. Julia Noskin had an RBI triple for Utah (13-20) in the second game.